sceamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• sgeamh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish scem. The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

sceamh f (genitive singular sceimhe, nominative plural sceamhanna)

1. bark, yap
2. yelp, squeal

   lig sceamh ― to yelp, squeal etc.

Declension

Declension of sceamh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sceamh sceamhanna Vocative a sceamh a sceamhanna Genitive sceimhe sceamhanna Dative sceamh sceimh (archaic, dialectal) sceamhanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sceamh na sceamhanna Genitive na sceimhe na sceamhanna Dative leis an sceamh leis an sceimh (archaic, dialectal) don sceamh don sceimh (archaic, dialectal) leis na sceamhanna

Derived terms

• sceamhach
• sceamhlachán

Verb

sceamh (present analytic sceamhann, future analytic sceamhfaidh, verbal noun sceamhaíl, past participle sceafa) (intransitive)

1. to bark, yap
2. to yelp, squeal

Conjugation

conjugation of sceamh (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	sceamhim	sceamhann tú; sceamhir†	sceamhann sé, sí	sceamhimid	sceamhann sibh	sceamhann siad; sceamhid†	a sceamhann; a sceamhas	sceamhtar
	past	sceamh mé; sceamhas	sceamh tú; sceamhis	sceamh sé, sí	sceamhamar; sceamh muid	sceamh sibh; sceamhabhair	sceamh siad; sceamhadar	a sceamh / ar sceamh*	sceamhadh
	past habitual	sceamhinn	sceamhtá	sceamhadh sé, sí	sceamhimis; sceamhadh muid	sceamhadh sibh	sceamhidís; sceamhadh siad	a sceamhadh / a sceamhadh*	sceamhtí
future		sceamhfidh mé; sceamhfad	sceamhfidh tú; sceamhfir†	sceamhfidh sé, sí	sceamhfimid; sceamhfidh muid	sceamhfidh sibh	sceamhfidh siad; sceamhfid†	a sceamhfidh; a sceamhfas	sceamhfar
conditional		sceamhfinn	sceamhfá	sceamhfadh sé, sí	sceamhfimis; sceamhfadh muid	sceamhfadh sibh	sceamhfidís; sceamhfadh siad	a sceamhfadh / a sceamhfadh*	sceamhfí
subjunctive	present	go sceamh mé; go sceamhad†	go sceamh tú; go sceamhir†	go sceamh sé, sí	go sceamhimid; go sceamh muid	go sceamh sibh	go sceamh siad; go sceamhid†	—	go sceamhtar
	past	dá sceamhinn	dá sceamhtá	dá sceamhadh sé, sí	dá sceamhimis; dá sceamhadh muid	dá sceamhadh sibh	dá sceamhidís; dá sceamhadh siad	—	dá sceamhtí
imperative		sceamhim	sceamh	sceamhadh sé, sí	sceamhimis	sceamhigí; sceamhidh†	sceamhidís	—	sceamhtar
verbal noun		sceamhaíl
past participle		sceafa

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• sceamh ar (“to scold”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sceaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 605
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sceaṁaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 605
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sceamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN